Joel Albarella is Senior Vice President and Head of New York Life Ventures (NYL Ventures), New York Life’s corporate venture capital business. Mr. Albarella founded NYL Ventures in 2012 and is responsible for steering all activities of the group, including the sourcing and management of strategic venture capital and growth equity investments, as well as the facilitation of strategic startup partnerships across New York Life. Over the last decade, NYL Ventures has executed over 65 venture capital investments and produced top quartile investment returns since inception. In addition, the group has added innovative capabilities across the company’s business operations, consistently avera